United States Army Services of Supply

[1] It was renamed the Army Service Forces on 12 March 1943, as it was felt that the term "supply" did not accurately describe its broad range of activities.

United States Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area (USASOS SWPA) in the South West Pacific Area were a direct outgrowth of the U.S. Army Forces in Australia (USAFIA), formed from command elements arriving in Australia with the Pensacola Convoy.

The Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations (ETO), was established in Cheltenham, England[5] on 24 May 1942 under the command of Major General John C. H. Lee.

The development of telecommunications infrastructure in the region of Cheltenham was one of the major reasons why the GCHQ was moved to the town after American operations ceased.

[5] The activation of Services of Supply, China, Burma and India (SOS CBI) was authorized by the War Department on 28 February 1942.